China 2011: Day 10

Today was a national holiday called Mid Autumn Festival where the Chinese give and receive moon cakes and gaze up at the moon. We ate our moon cakes tonight (ugh) and couldn't see the moon probably because of the pollution which was really bad today. It looked foggy out but it was pollution. Today was probably the worst since we've been here and we could feel it in our eyes, nose and throat. We went to the morning market just down the street from the Mac to buy fruit and veggies. The sights, sounds and smells are a wake up call for the senses. I just wanted to share a few pictures from the market. I wish we had one like this at home, especially one that we could walk to. The rest of the day was spent trying to get prices on supplies for our projects. The key word is 'trying'. We didn't have any one with us who spoke the language so we did the best we could. Would you believe a quart of interior primer is $32 dollars! Wow. A gallon of paint ranges from $45-$75 and we're going to need a lot of paint. All these projects are a lot to coordinate but we are enjoying the challenge. I'm anxious to send before and after pictures.